Recovering is a short thriller about a young queer protagonist who shifts bodies, discovering loss and healing in the aftermath of long term traumatic events. The story is parable, in addition to being a literal thriller. There are three phases, the inner child, the physical present, and the soul, which all meet with a disappearance, where the protagonist attempts to […]
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Virtual Virtue (from “UNPLUGGED: A Survivor’s Story in Scenes & Songs”)
In the song “Virtual Virtue,” Dayna Clay describes her childhood rape — and her determination to survive it. Lyrics: I used to dream that you’d become the dad I never hadSomeone who’d look after me, come through when times were badA man to guard my mother’s heart, complete our familyBut you were only using her […]
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Shadows of the Night by Mary Graziano
My friend George Robinson put together this song of my work. I met him at his Healing through Creativity festival in West Virginia which I have attended for about 4 years. My very close friend, artist Michal Madison allowed us to use her paintings for the video. She is a fabulous artist and person.
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Hands Clean by Alanis Morissette
Remember this song? Alanis very clearly states in interviews that it was part of her healing from a relationship with an older man that she was “unprepared to deal with at the time” (She was 14.) Note the verse lyrics are very standard stuff for CSA victims to hear from their abusers: If it weren’t […]
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The Tale by Jennifer Fox
Thank you Jennifer Fox (and HBO). This is what survivors can do when they heal! This amazing movie is the true story of Jennifer Fox and her path with child sexual abuse, repression and recovery. The Tale offers audiences a compelling presentation that helps viewers understand more about child sexual abuse, how it happens, how […]
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The Forgotten Children by Mary Graziano
I wrote this poem back in 2014. As a survivor of child abuse, I wanted to reach out to others. My friend George Robinson put together this song of my work. I met him at his Healing through Creativity festival in West Virginia which I have attended for about 4 years, and have sung this song […]
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Fiona by Asha Lightbearer
Fiona is the story of child sexual abuse survivors everywhere–abused by the people they know and trust, and most often silently carrying the pain and shame of that abuse into their adult lives and relationships. Only when we are willing to face what happened to us, feel the pain, and grieve the loss of our […]
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